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wrap /ræp/ verb (past tense and past participle wrapped, present participle wrapping) [transitive]
wrap noun
چیزی را پیچیدن، بستن
پیچیدن، قنداق کردن، پوشانیدن، لفافه دار کردن، پنهان کردن، بسته بندی کردن، پتو، خفا، پنهانسازی
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Synonyms & Related Wordswrap[verb]Synonyms:- cover, bind, bundle up, encase, enclose, enfold, pack, package, shroud, swathe
[noun]Synonyms:- cloak, cape, mantle, shawl, stole
Antonyms: unwrap
Related Words: camouflage,
cloak,
mask
English Thesaurus: cover, put something over something, wrap, envelop, be shrouded in mist/darkness/smoke etc, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. wrap1 S3 /ræp/
verb (
past tense and past participle wrapped,
present participle wrapping)
[transitive]1. (
also wrap up) to put paper or cloth over something to cover it
wrap something in something
The present was beautifully wrapped in gold paper.wrap something around somebody/something
Ella wrapped a thick coat around her shoulders.
He wrapped a bandage around my injured wrist.
I’ve still got a few Christmas presents to wrap up.2. if you wrap your arms, legs, or fingers around something, you use them to hold it
wrap something around somebody/something
He wrapped his arms around her waist. ⇒
wrap somebody in cotton wool at
cotton wool(2), ⇒
wrap somebody around your little finger at
finger1(8)
3. be wrapped up in something to give so much of your attention to something that you do not have time for anything else
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. wrap2 noun1. [countable] a piece of thick cloth that a woman wears around her shoulders ⇒
shawl2. [uncountable] a type of thin clear plastic that is used to cover food
Synonym : clingfilm3. keep something under wraps to keep something secret:
The project has been kept under wraps for years.4. take the wraps off something to show or tell people about something new or secret
5. [countable] a type of sandwich made with thin bread which is rolled around meat, vegetables etc
6. [singular] the end of a day’s filming:
OK everybody, it’s a wrap! [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationswrap verb ADV. firmly, securely, tightly | loosely | carefully | individually Each apple was individually wrapped in paper.
up PREP. around/round He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist.
in She wrapped the child carefully in a blanket.
PHRASAL VERBS wrap (sb) up ADV. warm, warmly, well Make sure you wrap up warmly if you're going out. PREP. against We went outside, well wrapped up against the cold.
in Christine was wrapped up in one of the blankets. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Thesauruscover (
also cover up) to put something over, on, or around something else, to hide it, protect it, or improve its appearance:
Cover the dough, and leave it to rise.
She wears a lot of make-up to cover her spots.put something over something to put a cloth, blanket etc loosely over the top of something in order to cover it:
They gave him a blanket to put over his legs.wrap (
also wrap up) to put paper, plastic, cloth etc tightly around something in order to protect, decorate, or post it:
I haven’t wrapped her birthday present yet.envelop literary to surround something completely so that it is difficult to see – used especially about darkness, smoke, and clouds:
At sunset, darkness enveloped the town.be shrouded in mist/darkness/smoke etc literary to be covered and hidden in mist, smoke etc:
The mountains were shrouded in mist.the front/back cover
The price of the book is on the back cover.a hard/soft cover
I never buy books in hard cover – they’re much more expensive.a book/magazine cover
There was a blonde girl on the magazine cover.a cover story (=the main story on the front of a newspaper or magazine)
Last month’s cover story was entitled ‘Your Child’s Brain’.a cover photo/shot (=picture on the front cover)
The picture became the July 4th cover shot.a cover design
the cover design of the Christmas issuea cover girl (=an attractive girl whose photo is on the front cover)
She had always liked the idea of being a cover girl.read something from cover to cover (=read a book, magazine etc very thoroughly)
He read it from cover to cover in less than three hours.covering a layer of something, or a sheet of something, that covers something else:
There was light covering of snow on the ground.
The hard shell acts as a protective covering.
the cloth coverings on the altarlid a cover for a container such as a pan or a box:
the lid of the box
a saucepan lidtop/cap the thing that you put on top of a bottle, tube, or pen, in order to prevent the liquid or other things inside from coming out:
I can’t find the cap for the pen.
Put the top back on the milk!
the cap that goes on the toothpastecork the top part that you put on top of a bottle of wine:
Can you take off the cork for me?wrapping (
also wrap especially American English) a sheet of paper, plastic etc that is put around something in order to cover or protect it:
John tore the wrapping off his presents.
The lamp was still in its wrapping.wrapper a piece of paper or plastic that is put around something you buy, especially a small object:
Put the candy wrappers in your pocket.
He took the drinking straw out of its wrapper. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
Idiomswrapræp See:
under wraps [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲